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    Have tried that thanks. Mine actually shows overcharge and is unresponsive...

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    I am looking to get an electric snowblower and have narrowed it down to EGO and Toro.
    Looking for some feedback on using a steel auger snowblower on the driveway and if it'll beat up the concrete over time. Or if I should just go with a rubber auger.

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    It’s the shoes that the blower slides on (adjustable) that scratch things up.

    The auger shouldn’t ever touch the ground on a steel blower.
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    I went all Ego this year. Pretty happy with the snowblower (SNT2110) other than it catching on the sidewalk here and there. Doesn't catch on the aggregate driveway at all but doesn't appear to be scratching things up. Posted these pics in the other thread, but this was the 2nd dump of snow we got this winter.

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    I always saw these things and thought they had to be a joke.

    Are they actually good?

    Our dual stage honda will throw 3 foot snow drifts 50 feet without breaking a sweat and easily move 75 tons of snow per hour.

    Are the cordless toys actually on par yet?
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    Well if you have 3-foot snow drifts, you need gas. But the stuff we see in the city these single stage snowblowers are good enough. There's a 2 stage Ego that will do 50' but I don't see the point - hire someone if you have that much snow to move that far. I probably could do my driveway and sidewalk 4-5 times before I need to charge the batteries.

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    I think the issue is they're good until the battery life goes to 50%.
    Then everyone tries to Kijiji them like their barely used snow tires.

    New battery is 50% of the cost on these things.

    That being said, the impact guns that are electric now are pretty awesome.

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    my Kobalt 80V looks like it's on its last legs... can't power through a lot of stuff and it shuts off. Still managed to do 80% of the dw/sidewalk but prob need to upgrade soon.

    Pretty locked into the ryobi 40V system (leaf blower / mower) unless there's a better deal otherwise?

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    I used my Ego snowblower yesterday, SNT2110, same as the one in the photo in the post up a few. It has 2x 7.5Ah batteries.
    About 9" of snow. I did my 4 car driveway using 1/2 the battery capacity. The snow was medium density. If it was heavy, it would have used all the batteries.

    I've had a gas blower. They're inexpensive, used, and chuck snow really far. They work great if you have heavy snow, or just a lot to move. I'm happy with my Ego, for my city needs. This winter has been really low-use for snowblowers, so far.

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    How long have you had it? Greenworks makes those (they just change the plastic to blue). I have the 80volt greenworks model. I’ve used maybe 6 times in the last two years due to lack of significant snowfall and it works like new for me.
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    Battery storage and maintenance is the key.
    How are the long term guys doing it?

    My Dewalt batteries I bring inside so they don't freeze and charge them up but leave them off the tool.
    Maintenance charge every so often when I think of it.

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    I've had me ego for about 1 year. The mower and snow blower. I have 3x 7.5ah batteries total. As a wild guess, I've drained and charged each of the batteries 10 times.

    For battery maintenance, I don't know what's right. I leave mine on the charging stations. In the heated garage. I presume they're smart chargers, and do some type of battery maintenance.
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    I'm assuming there's bms electrical in those chargers too.
    Old ones definitely not though. Killed batteries all the time leaving on charge in the past.

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    From Ego: "Simultaneously charge two EGO batteries of any size. Both ports monitor and control each cell in the battery pack to control temperature for maximum battery life. The active cooling fan system and advanced communication with the battery supports rapid charging without overheating."

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr2mike View Post
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    Battery storage and maintenance is the key.
    How are the long term guys doing it?

    My Dewalt batteries I bring inside so they don't freeze and charge them up but leave them off the tool.
    Maintenance charge every so often when I think of it.
    I'm still using my original 4ah Greenworks battery from 2018 (use it year round with mower, trimmer, snowblower etc). I usually leave them detached from tools and throw them on the charger before they completely die. On greenworks there's 3 lights for charge status, so I throw it on when it's at one light. They also live in my heated garage too.
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    Snt2125 is on clearance at Lowe's for 899. Crazy deal...I picked one up from sunridge. I also got the snow shovel multi tool set for 299 on clearance.

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    Yesterday was about as much snow as the single stage ego can handle so still impressed with it's performance. Wasn't throwing super far when the snow is so light though.

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    The 22" 80V greenworks held up just fine yesterday. Similar symptom of not throwing very far due to light fluffy nature of snow but got the job done in under 20 minutes. Was able to do double driveway, sidewalk and a good chunk of my street frontage on a single 5.0 aH battery with charge to spare.
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    I am pleasantly surprised by how well my builder grade Ego snowblower did this past week. I just have the basic 1 stage with the rubber auger.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cycosis View Post
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    The 22" 80V greenworks held up just fine yesterday. Similar symptom of not throwing very far due to light fluffy nature of snow but got the job done in under 20 minutes. Was able to do double driveway, sidewalk and a good chunk of my street frontage on a single 5.0 aH battery with charge to spare.
    Same, did 3 driveways a couple of times the last couple days easily cutting to the height of the deck. Had no trouble throwing snow far. I was even running it on slow mode for a while and it was still chucking. Took more battery than usual, I only have 2Ah batteries and can do 3 driveways and the sidewalk on 1 normally, but took 2 for the heavier snow
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